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Actress Farrah Fawcett Succumbs to Cancer at 62

Embedded video from CNN Video AP: Farrah Fawcett, whose stunning looks and blinding smile made her a pop icon of the 1970s, has died. She was 62. Her spokesman, Paul Bloch, says Fawcett died Thursday morning in a Santa Monica

The Whitewashing of Soraya M.

While Iranian-American protesters packed streetcorners in Westwood last Saturday afternoon in support of the revolution currently playing out in the streets of Tehran, an historical drama about stoning in Iran got underway at the Los Angeles Film Festival mere blocks

Incoming FCC Chairman: No Censorship

There was good news coming out of the Senate Commerce Committee Tuesday. Julius Genachowski, President Obama’s choice to head the Federal Communications Committee made a strong statement that he does not favor censorship of the broadcast airwaves. It is the

'Idol' Winner Kris Allen Inks Record Deal

Embedded video from CNN Video Reuters: Kris Allen, winner of U.S. TV’s top-rated singing contest “American Idol,” has signed a record deal with producer 19 Recordings, and his debut album is expected to be released this coming fall through Jive

Mexican Day Care Fire Kills at Least 29 Children

CNN: Many children had already been picked up by their parents from the one-story building, but others came after the blaze had been put out. As they came upon the scene, some screamed their children’s names and others fainted.